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Akagi's Mah Jongg Rules

After watching the anime
Akagi , I wanted to play modern Japanese Mah Jongg so that I could say "Ron!" and "Riichi!" in a suitably impressive voice. However, there are many different variants, indeed every group of players seems to have their own rules, and I knew nothing about the game let alone which rules went well together.

The talented games guru Hugo Huggett obligingly watched Akagi, dug out his mah jongg set, and put together a set of rules for us to try. I think this is a well-structured form of the game, and the requirement to form a hand with at least one yaku (special shape) adds strategy.

If you want to play this version of Mah Jongg, I recommend that you print out four copies of the list of Yaku, because each player will need to refer to it frequently.